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Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

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Will Sydney’s bushfire smoke pollution have long-term health effects?

Raging bushfires have been blanketing Sydney in smoke for weeks, and concerns over health are rising

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Gum disease and Alzheimer’s: The importance of oral hygiene

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This piglet has some cells from a monkey but died within a week of birth

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Exclusive: Two pigs engineered to have monkey cells born in China

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Samoan government takes drastic measures to fight measles outbreak

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A woman taking oral emergency contraceptive

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Monthly oral contraceptive capsule shown to work in pigs

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We constantly eat microplastics. What does that mean for our health?

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microplastic particles

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We need to wake up to the potential threat from microplastics

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Exercise can help lower your risk of cardiovascular disease

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Cholesterol levels predict if under-45s will ever have heart disease

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Fighting cancer: How growing mini organs could create better treatment

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The tiny micro-robot that could save eyesight and cure blindness

Treatments to cure blindness using pioneering stem cell therapies and advanced surgical tech are within our reach, says Christos Bergeles

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The science of cannabis: Can it really help our mental health?

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How we’re using CRISPR to fight cancer

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Gut health: How to look after your microbiome

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New rules for gay and bisexual male blood donors found to be safe

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